INSPIRED BY HOPE- Con't.

WOW. This Women's conference was outstanding. The "Women of Glory Ministries" of Desert Streams Bible Church just outdid them selves with the organization and hosting of this Blessed Event.

The Speaker- Sue McGregor who pastors with her husband, Bob, at the Harvest Church in Vancouver, WA was powerfully anointed in her delivery and content of messages.



(This photo of Sky and Ft. Lauderdale
Skyline reflected in the Middle River,
reminds me of the way we should
reflect the Lord Jesus in our lives.)
Photo by Liz





(Back to the Conference...)
At the beginning of each session we all spoke out a Prayer of Proclamation over ourselves in preparation of an outpouring of His Spirit in each of our lives. You may be interested in this prayer for yourself whenever you are attending a Worship Service or Bible Study.

• " I, (your name) ask you, that You, the God of my Master, Jesus Christ- to make me

intelligent and discerning in knowing You personally,

• That my eyes are focused and clear, so that I can see exactly what it is You are calling me to do, that I may grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life You have for me,
  

• Thank You, Lord, for your deep work in ME- (your name), who trusts in you.

• My prayer today is that I, (your name) find the Spirit of wisdom, revelation and knowledge that You

have promised me so I can know the greatness of Your power and hope in my own life and so share what
I learn, with others.

• Thank You for providing that hope to me! In Jesus Name Amen"

( As an aside- I chose to wear a bright lime green shirt which seems to be very popular this season. When I arrived at the church several others had the same color and I thought it interesting, to say the least. Well, we found out that 'green is the color for 'hope'. So the color for the theme was the color of my shirt. Already, I felt blessed that I was on the same page as others and had been led by The Spirit to wear that blouse. I guess that this might be the time to share with you that the next day, I was tempted to wear my St. Patrick's wig.. which is the SAME color as the theme and would have matched my blouse beautifully. However, I felt like it might have drawn attention to me instead of our Lord so I opted NOT to wear it and was blessed for the decision.) If you go down in my blog you will see my wig and, tell me, if you don't think I made the right decision?
"GOT HOPE" Was the topic for the first session on Friday night.
We have hope to give others.
I have hope :

1. To live in eternity with Jesus. Romans 8:24.
2. Because I have value and purpose to God. Psalms 8:3; Psalm 6:7 ; Luke 18:3
3. Because my life is a gift (unique, special and unearned. Rom. 5:5
4. Because I know His promises will be fulfilled in His timing.
5. Because of the Word... Colossians 1:5
6. Despite contradictions and set backs.

Hope depends on God's limitlessness not on my limitations. We rejoice in the hope of the Glory of God... because we know that
suffering produces perseverance
perseverance produces character
character produces hope
Sometimes God allows painful situations and we can liken it unto the "clam and a grain of sand".
The irritation we find ourselves in... God says 'Wait on Me'... and if we do that, a pearl of love will develop in our lives- the The Grace of God is the covering for that pearl. Praise the Lord.
This was the jist of Friday night meeting.